Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay in the U.S.
$51,380avg. a year
$24.70 an hour · 26,000 employed
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in the U.S. earn an average of $51,380 a year and a median of $48,540. Pay is highest in Wyoming ($75,730) and lowest in Mississippi ($39,770).
$48,540Median pay
$24.70Average hourly
+24%Avg. pay since 2020
26,000Jobs in the U.S.
Top-paying states for crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders
Average pay by state. Swipe to see the top 10.
1170 jobs
Wyoming
$75,730
$36.41 an hour
260 jobs
Alaska
$63,070
$30.32 an hour
3660 jobs
Nevada
$61,990
$29.80 an hour
4160 jobs
Vermont
$60,220
$28.95 an hour
5660 jobs
Minnesota
$59,990
$28.84 an hour
6150 jobs
Maine
$59,700
$28.70 an hour
7950 jobs
New York
$59,290
$28.51 an hour
8260 jobs
Utah
$58,940
$28.34 an hour
91,420 jobs
Iowa
$57,770
$27.77 an hour
10270 jobs
Nebraska
$56,940
$27.37 an hour
Why people trust JobPayFacts
Official government dataEvery number comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey of employers, not self-reported salaries.
Every state and city830 jobs across all 50 states, D.C. and 199 large metro areas.
Updated every yearNew figures each spring when BLS releases them. This site uses May 2025 data.
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay, charted
Pay over time
United States, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian
Where the jobs are
Employment by state, May 2025
Average pay by state
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Top-paying metro areas
Average pay, May 2025 (areas with 100+ jobs)
| Metro area | Avg. pay | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| Rochester, NY | $63,720 | $30.64 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $63,200 | $30.39 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $62,660 | $30.12 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $62,120 | $29.87 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $59,030 | $28.38 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $57,290 | $27.54 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $56,790 | $27.30 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $56,790 | $27.30 |
Related jobs
- Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$53,450
- Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$44,590
- Production Workers, All Other$44,380
- Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$54,320
- Helpers--Production Workers$41,120
- Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$52,620
Average U.S. pay, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders pay in every state
States without a figure had too few jobs or too little survey data for BLS to publish.
| State | Avg. pay | Median | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $51,610 | $51,920 | 610 |
| Alaska | $63,070 | $68,730 | 60 |
| Arizona | $51,190 | $50,270 | – |
| Arkansas | $41,350 | $38,910 | 520 |
| California | $49,770 | $45,870 | 2,370 |
| Colorado | $50,170 | $46,950 | 520 |
| Connecticut | $53,330 | $53,130 | 200 |
| Florida | $49,350 | $46,950 | 520 |
| Georgia | $47,850 | $45,920 | 800 |
| Idaho | $54,660 | $51,500 | 370 |
| Illinois | $49,410 | $48,290 | 710 |
| Indiana | $52,830 | $51,150 | 920 |
| Iowa | $57,770 | $62,590 | 1,420 |
| Kansas | $51,490 | $48,570 | 470 |
| Kentucky | $44,990 | $42,520 | 200 |
| Louisiana | $46,290 | $44,900 | 200 |
| Maine | $59,700 | $54,080 | 150 |
| Maryland | $45,610 | $42,280 | 140 |
| Massachusetts | $52,020 | $50,110 | 370 |
| Michigan | $49,410 | $46,500 | 670 |
| Minnesota | $59,990 | $56,550 | 660 |
| Mississippi | $39,770 | $37,420 | 170 |
| Missouri | $51,140 | $48,840 | 750 |
| Montana | $55,610 | $60,110 | 260 |
| Nebraska | $56,940 | $58,920 | 270 |
| Nevada | $61,990 | $60,180 | 660 |
| New Hampshire | $52,710 | $50,360 | 130 |
| New Jersey | $48,870 | $46,690 | 560 |
| New Mexico | $46,510 | $45,760 | 170 |
| New York | $59,290 | $58,090 | 950 |
| North Carolina | $47,470 | $46,270 | 560 |
| North Dakota | $53,650 | $49,280 | 310 |
| Ohio | $47,960 | $43,850 | 1,590 |
| Oklahoma | $42,730 | $38,380 | 390 |
| Oregon | $56,250 | $55,600 | 490 |
| Pennsylvania | $53,660 | $52,560 | 980 |
| South Carolina | $46,460 | $45,280 | 330 |
| South Dakota | $49,630 | $48,330 | 120 |
| Tennessee | $45,300 | $42,950 | 1,290 |
| Texas | $45,810 | $45,090 | 1,440 |
| Utah | $58,940 | $51,770 | 260 |
| Vermont | $60,220 | $58,890 | 160 |
| Virginia | $46,110 | $45,560 | 530 |
| Washington | $54,180 | $48,020 | 470 |
| West Virginia | $56,690 | $58,760 | 160 |
| Wisconsin | $55,720 | $54,580 | 530 |
| Wyoming | $75,730 | $71,300 | 170 |
Metro areas with the most jobs
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
$54,460
830 jobsLos Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
$47,100
580 jobsChicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
$53,500
450 jobsRiverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$49,390
390 jobsAtlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
$48,900
370 jobsCleveland, OH
$45,710
370 jobsCincinnati, OH-KY-IN
$45,840
360 jobsCedar Rapids, IA
$63,200
340 jobsQuestions and answers
How much do crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders make?
The average is $51,380 a year across the U.S. Half earn more than $48,540 and half earn less (the median).
What is the hourly pay?
The average hourly wage is $24.70, and the median is $23.34 an hour.
Which state pays crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders the most?
Wyoming, with an average of $75,730 a year. The best-paying metro area is Rochester, NY at $63,720.
What is the pay range?
The lowest-paid 10% earn under $36,520 a year, and the top 10% earn over $69,240.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 51-9021. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.